Homily for Maundy Thursday
by
Margaret D. McGee
Tonight, we hear a love story. At the story’s end, our God and Creator is visible, real and present, at a supper table, among a circle of friends.
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Remember That You Are Dust
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. At the Ash Wednesday service this evening, our rector Dianne Andrews will draw a cross on my forehead in ash and tell me to “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” She’ll do that for every person who walks up to the altar. In response, I’ll say “Amen!”
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It's Lent, and I find myself in a process of letting go, and letting go.Continue reading “Letting Go, and Letting Go”
Prayers With Lenten Hope
Responsive Prayers by Tom Robb, for use on the first Sunday of Lent.
With Lenten prayer and Lenten hope the Spirit beckons us on toward Jerusalem.
In Moses’ dusty footsteps we follow Jesus into the howling wilderness – comfort only a memory.
Mortality
A Homily for Ash Wednesday
by
Margaret D. McGee
Greetings, fellow mortals.
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Responsive prayers by Brad Offutt, appropriate for use during Lent.
God of every time and place, help all who in their journey, step by step, come to worship you in spirit and in truth.
Continue reading “Prayers to God of Every Time and Place”Spring Rain
Spring Equinox. 8:20 AM
Wind moving through the tall trees. A cool breeze on my face. Continue reading “Spring Rain”
For Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also
A Homily for Ash Wednesday
by
Margaret D. McGee
How Many Pairs of Black Pants Do I Really Need?
When Salvation Comes
or
Just exactly how many pairs of black pants do I really need?
A homily by Margaret D. McGee
In this morning’s reading from Isaiah, the LORD, the Holy One, speaks to the people of Zion, in words that convey some frustration. Words, in fact, that give the sense of a God who is fed up to the teeth with these people, and with their acts of worship.
Continue reading “How Many Pairs of Black Pants Do I Really Need?”In Silence
Responsive prayers by Thomas Robb, appropriate for use in Advent or Lent, or anytime that calls for silent prayer.
In silence, or aloud, give thanks to God for all that we have… all that we are… all that we may become – be it broken, or complete, or somehow, both.
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